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The controversies of ‘political art' exploring war and violence
Examining the relationship between politics and the arts, and whether Australians are sensitive towards topics of war or violence.
Why is the art world still married to meritocracy?
Part lottery, part systematic exclusion: three artists speak about the limitations of the meritocratic approach, and imagine how the art…
Arts funding that honours artists rather than neoliberal markets
What the sector needs are separate funding streams for emerging and established artists that evaluate financial acquittals rather than applications.
Creative NZ’s financial future laid bare
Creative NZ Chief Executive, Stephen Wainwright, explains what lies ahead for the country's leading source of arts funding.
Just an Inquiry or a golden opportunity?
Arts sector leaders respond to the launch of the Commonwealth Government COVID-19 Response Inquiry.
Attendance level underscores Indigenous art fair's social and economic impact
A new report on the performance of the 2023 Cairns Indigenous Art Fair unpacks its significance, and a new theme…
A look at the immersive shift in Australia's cultural sector and how to fund it
REMIX Summit 2023 in Perth delved into "The Immersive Revolution" and what this could mean for funding models in Australia.
Where do the creative industries actually get their money?
The latest A New Approach (ANA) report aims to dispel the myth that Australian creative industries mainly rely on government…
The daring future of sovereign Blak storytelling
ArtsHub speaks with YIRRAMBOI Festival and new First Nations theatre company A Daylight Connection, about bold and experimental First Nations…
Are we missing an opportunity when we say ‘arts jobs are real jobs’?
Who are we leaving behind when we justify artist work on the system's terms? Are we missing an opportunity for…